MASSICOT

massicot, massicotite

(noun) the mineral form of lead monoxide; in the form of yellow powder it is used as a pigment

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

massicot (countable and uncountable, plural massicots)

(chemistry) lead monoxide, PbO, obtained as a yellow amorphous powder, the fused and crystalline form of which is called litharge; lead ocher. It is used as a pigment; also, lead oxide yellow, as opposed to red lead, which is lead tetroxide Pb₃O₄.

Usage notes

• Massicot is sometimes used by painters, and also as a drier in the composition of ointments and plasters.

Anagrams

• acosmist, somatics

Source: Wiktionary

Mas"si*cot, n. Etym: [F. massicot; E. masticot is a corruption.] (Chem.)

Definition: Lead protoxide, PbO, obtained as a yellow amorphous powder, the fused and crystalline form of which is called litharge; lead ocher. It is used as a pigment.

Note: Massicot is sometimes used by painters, and also as a drier in the composition of ointments and plasters.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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